U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Receives Nine New Amphibian Aircraft to Enhance Migratory Bird Survey Missions

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces receipt of nine float planes During the annual EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, the Migratory Bird Program announced the receipt of nine new Kodiak float planes. These new aircraft will be more than able to t…

Interior Agencies Combine Efforts to Move Sea Turtle Nests

An excavation of the first Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nest from a National Park Service facility, took place last Friday at 6pm in Gulf Breeze, Florida. The species is the rarest of all endangered sea turtles found along the Gulf Coast.

Do Your Part to Help Conserve Gulf Coast Wetlands

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today unveiled a special edition Federal Duck Stamp envelope, or cachet, that hunters, stamp collectors and other conservationists can purchase for $25 — or $10 more than the cost of a regular Duck Stamp — to hel…

Service Adds Two Ecuadorian Birds to Endangered Species List

Two species of birds from Ecuador are now protected by the Endangered Species Act following the publication of two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service final listing determinations in today’s Federal Register. The black-breasted puffleg, a hummingbird nati…

Salazar and Vilsack Announce Appointments to Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointments of 18 people to the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, a group created earlier this year to advise the two depar…

Service Provides More Than $3 Million in Funding to Benefit Fish Habitat

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide more than $3.3 million to support 68 fish habitat projects in 36 states across the nation under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP). An additional $9.9 million in partner contributions, over $13…

Meet a Distinguished Diver – the Northern Gannet

Northern Gannets are among the birds being most impacted by the BP Oil Spill. This species is renowned for its diving skill, with flocks of up to a thousand birds diving some 130 feet into the ocean. During their first three years, the birds remain at …

“Green” Meeting in Alaska = Trees on Louisiana Wildlife Refuge

In the latest issue of Refuge Update from the National Wildlife Refuge System, read about a National Wildlife Refuge System conference in Alaska with an estimated footprint of nearly 30 tons of carbon dioxide. Conference planners purchased 2,500 trees …

“Green” Meeting in Alaska = Trees on Louisiana Wildlife Refuge

In the latest issue of Refuge Update from the National Wildlife Refuge System, read about a National Wildlife Refuge System conference in Alaska with an estimated footprint of nearly 30 tons of carbon dioxide. Conference planners purchased 2,500 trees …

“Green” Meeting in Alaska = Trees on Louisiana Wildlife Refuge

In the latest issue of Refuge Update from the National Wildlife Refuge System, read about a National Wildlife Refuge System conference in Alaska with an estimated footprint of nearly 30 tons of carbon dioxide. Conference planners purchased 2,500 trees …

“Green” Meeting in Alaska = Trees on Louisiana Wildlife Refuge

In the latest issue of Refuge Update from the National Wildlife Refuge System, read about a National Wildlife Refuge System conference in Alaska with an estimated footprint of nearly 30 tons of carbon dioxide. Conference planners purchased 2,500 trees …

Unified Command Wildlife Recovery Efforts to Benefit from Specialized Boat Donated by Dragonfly Boatworks, Entertainer Jimmy Buffett

Today, Alabama Unified Command’s efforts to recover wildlife along the Gulf Coast were enhanced with the donation of a special boat from singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. The boat, built by Dragonfly Boatworks in Vero Beach, Fla., was designed specifi…